College Writing Program (COLWRIT)

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1 University of California, Berkeley 1 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) Courses COLWRIT 1 Grammar and Vocabulary of Written English 2 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall, 2015 Spring This course is intended to serve as a course for students who are nonnative speakers of English and who wish to work on their written English. The purpose of the course is to develop students' ability to edit their own writing and to identify high frequency non-idiomatic uses of English. Intensive, individualized practice will be provided for students from different language backgrounds. Prerequisites: Self-selected non-native speakers of English Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam. COLWRIT N1 Writing in the University 2 Units Terms offered: Last offered prior to 2007 This course is intended to serve students enrolled in the Summer Bridge Program. In keeping with this parent program, it provides students a bridge from high school to university writing. Offering students instruction in the specialized writing that will be required of them in the university, N1 gives students practice with a range of thematically-linked writing and reading tasks and demands, including composing expository and narrative essays and analyzing works of fiction and nonfiction representing multicultural perspectives. Students must take the course for a letter grade. Completion with a grade of C or better satisfies the University-wide Subject A requirement. Students who do not earn a C but who complete all the required work may be given a C- and would then enroll in a section of 1A in the fall. Prerequisites: Summer Bridge student status Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the UC Entry Level Writing requirement 6 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT N1A Accelerated Reading and Composition 5 Units Terms offered: Last offered prior to 2007 An intensive, accelerated course satisfying concurrently the requirements of Subject A and the first half of Reading and Composition. Readings will include imaginative, expository, and argumentative texts representative of the range of those encountered in the undergraduate curriculum and will feature authors from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and perspectives. Instruction in writing a range of discourse forms and in the revision of papers. Prerequisites: Placement by Subject A examination Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the UC Entry Level Writing and first half of the Reading and Composition requirements. 10 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 3 hours of tutorial per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. COLWRIT R1A Accelerated Reading and Composition 6 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall An intensive, accelerated course satisfying concurrently the requirements of the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the first half of Reading and Composition. Readings will include imaginative, expository and argumentative texts representative of the range of those encountered in the undergraduate curriculum and will feature authors from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and perspectives. Instruction in writing a range of discourse forms and in the revision of papers. Prerequisites: Placement by UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the UC Entry Level Writing and first half of the Reading and Composition requirements. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 15 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 12 hours of lecture per week 10 weeks - 9 hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

2 2 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT W1 Grammar and Vocabulary of Written English (Web-based) 2 Units Terms offered: 2014 Fall This is intended to serve as a course in which students who are nonnative speakers of English can work on improving their writing skills. Course goals include developing students' ability to edit their own writing and to identify high-frequency, non-idiomatic uses of English. Intensive, individualized practice will be provided for students from different language backgrounds. This course is web-based. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of web-based lecture per week Online: This is an online course. Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam. COLWRIT N2 Writing the Bridge: From High School to the University 3 Units Terms offered: 2015 Summer, 2014 Summer, 2013 Summer This 3-unit course is intended to serve students enrolled in the Summer Bridge Program. In this course, students will explore their educational experience as they read essays, poetry, and fiction on issues of language, culture, and identity. In their journals and in their essays, students will examine ways in which these forces interact to create a student identity. COLWRIT R4A Reading and Composition 4 Units Terms offered: 2015 Summer, 2012 Fall This writing seminar satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement. The course is designed to offer students structured, sustained, and highly articulated practice in the recursive processes entailed in reading, critical analysis, and composing. Students will read five thematically related book-length texts, or the equivalent, drawn from a range of genres, in addition to various non-print sources. In response to these materials, they will craft several short pieces leading up to three longer essays--works of exposition and argumentation. Prerequisites: Enrollment is limited to students who have satisfied the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week 6 weeks hours of seminar per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of seminar per week 6 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week

3 University of California, Berkeley 3 COLWRIT R4B Reading, Composition, and Research 4 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall, 2015 Spring This writing seminar satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement. It is designed to offer students structured, sustained, and highly articulated practice in the recursive processes entailed in reading, critical analysis, and composing. In like manner, the seminar affords students guided practice through the stages involved in creating a research paper. Students will read five thematically related book-length texts, or the equivalent, drawn from a range of genres, in addition to various non-print sources. In response to these materials, they will craft several short pieces leading up to two longer essays-- works of exposition and/or argumentation. Students will also draft a research paper, developing a research question, gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing information from texts and other sources. Elements of the research process, such as a proposal, an annotated bibliography, an abstract, a "work cited" list, and the like, will be submitted, along with the final report, in a research portfolio. Students will write a minimum of 32 pages of expository prose during the semester. Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week COLWRIT 5A English through Broadway Musicals 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer Through the medium of Broadway musicals, this course will help students improve their vocabulary, reading, writing, listening comprehension, notetaking, and oral communication. Students will view musicals (video and live); learn about their plots, songs, and lyrics; examine the historical context represented in each piece; write reviews/critiques; and work on oral presentation skills. Course includes a fieldwork component. COLWRIT 5B English through Drama 3 Units Terms offered: This course explores the language, structure, and performance of plays. Students use film, television, journals, current events, controversial issues, and personal experience as source material to write and perform plays. Course activities include character, storyline, and dialogue exercises; and close reading and analysis of academic readings. Course goals: learn academic conventions for writing, improve critical /analytical reading skills, and hone oral skills for university success. 6 weeks hours of session per week Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9Q COLWRIT 5C English Through Film 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer Students will have the opportunity to practice critical thinking, listening, speaking, reading, writing, and vocabulary skills by studying contemporary issues and learning about how the elements of film--script, cinematography, sound, lighting, and more--work together to help build a film's story and themes. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9L Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9D

4 4 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 5D English Through Literature 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer Literature offers wonderful opportunities to understand societal and interpersonal conflicts, develop vocabulary, and refine analytical skills. Designed for non-native English speakers, this course engages students in close reading and discussions of conflicts in the literature. Students are expected to read, write, and speak about the texts and themes covered in class. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9M COLWRIT 5E English Through Popular Music 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer This course provides an introductory study of popular music in the U.S. and how it has shaped American culture. Through this course, students will (a) increase their understanding of American cultural history by studying the significant trends and messages of its popular music and (b) develop and apply analytical and linguistic skills for close listening, analysis, synthesis, and oral presentation. A fieldwork component encourages student engagement with the local community and topic. 6 weeks hours of session per week Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9X COLWRIT 5F English, Research, and Human Rights 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer This course, designed to introduce current international human rights issues to non-native English speakers, helps students improve their critical listening, vocabulary, oral communication, and note-taking skills-- the skills needed for participation in university courses and in the fields of international human rights, business, and law. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 5G English, Research, and Multicultural California 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer Throughout its history, California has been a destination for entrepreneurs, immigrants and displaced people, and those interested in alternative lifestyles. This course introduces ESL students to the many groups that came to California and how their presence has shaped its history. Preparing ESL students for the academic language needed in college classrooms, this course requires that students research, write, and present on course texts and themes. Course includes a fieldwork component. 6 weeks hours of session per week Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9H

5 University of California, Berkeley 5 COLWRIT 5H English, Research, and Sustainability 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer In this course, students analyze critical issues and conflicts that arise related to sustainability. Course goals include improving academic English reading and research skills through completing a research review and proposal; and oral skills through engagement with video, interviews, panel discussions, and presentations. Course includes a fieldwork component. 6 weeks hours of session per week Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9Z COLWRIT 5I Television, Culture, and Communication 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer Students will practice critical listening vocabulary, oral communication, and note-taking skills by studying American culture and social institutions as portrayed in television programs and advertisements. Assignments attempt to prepare students for seminar-style university classes. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. Formerly known as: College Writing Program 9U COLWRIT 5J Language, Culture, and Consumerism 3 Units Terms offered: Focusing on conversation skills in and outside of academic settings, this course challenges students to use their English language critical listening, speaking, and note-taking skills while focusing on sociological and economic issues related to shopping and consumerism. Students will listen to lectures; learn new vocabulary; watch and critique video and film clips; examine articles in the media and journals; and participate in debates and presentations. Fieldwork component. 3 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 5K Culture, Communication, and the Media 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer This course examines how the various forms of media intersect with culture to reinforce or change how we see ourselves and the world. Students examine this intersection of culture and the media through print, radio, TV, movies, music, and the Internet. Through course assignments, students will develop the following language skills: critical listening and reading; small group, whole-class, and public speaking; response writing; and academic and colloquial vocabulary. Course includes a fieldwork component.

6 6 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 6A English Language Studies: Academic Speaking 2 Units This course is designed to give students intensive practice in spoken English for academic purposes, preparing international students for the college experience. The course focuses on main areas of content: speaking in academic situations, giving oral presentations, and particpating in small-group and whole-class discussions. COLWRIT 6B English Language Studies: Academic Vocabulary 2 Units This course aims to increase students' active command of the most common words used in academic contexts. Using material from a variety of disciplines, the course practices vocabulary through all four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on speaking and small-group discussion. In addition, students learn strategies for recording, remembering, and reviewing important vocabulary. COLWRIT 6C English Language Studies: Business Vocabulary 2 Units This course aims to help English language learners improve their command of vocabulary used in a variety of general business contexts. Students will read short articles, watch videos, and discuss topics of general interest from the world of business. Strategies for identifying, recording, and remembering vocabulary will be discussed. COLWRIT 6E English Language Studies: Grammar and Editing 2 Units This course aims to help students immprove their grammatical accuracy in speaking and writing English. Through practice and feedback, this course introduces students to resources for grammar development, presents grammar rules, and focuses on developing editing strategies and on immproving sentence structure and variety. COLWRIT 6F English Language Studies: Listening and Speaking 2 Units The aim of this course is to provide students with practice in intensive and extensive listening, as well as practice in speaking. Speaking activities will include pronunciation practice, short presentations, and impromptu speaking activities. In this course, students will learn how to use listening texts more effectively for self study in both listening and speaking by identifying, analyzing, and then producing features of the text. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of session per week

7 University of California, Berkeley 7 COLWRIT 6G English Language Studies: Writing for New Media 2 Units In this interactive course, students will develop their reading, writing, and speaking skills by analyzing, discussing and crafting blog posts, digital stories, and other new media selections. Course assignments will focus on vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure, pronunciation, and overall writing structure and organization. COLWRIT 6H English Language Studies: Writing Creative Non-Fiction 2 Units This course provides students practice in drafting creative non-fiction-- memoir, travel/place essays, and the personal essay. Students will focus on creating vivid details and description, using imagery and figurative language, and ordering information for impact. Through these exercises and essays, studnts will have the opportunity to improve their critical reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills. COLWRIT 6I English Language Studies: Conflict Resolution Skills 2 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2014 Summer This intensive course helps students improve speaking, listening, grammar, and vocabulary/idioms skills while learning practical skills to resolve conflicts with people from different cultures. Students will act as mediators and disputants in mediation role-plays involving American culture topics based on business, law, culture, politics, and the environment. Course goal: achieve more natural fluency and listening comprehension in English for academic and professional purposes. 3 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week Formerly known as: College Writing Program 7F COLWRIT 6J English Language Studies: Academic Test Preparation 2 Units The goal of this course is to help students feel confident and wellprepared when taking the ibt TOEFL and IELTS exams. This course will focus specfically on the speaking and writing sections, given that the integrated writing and speaking tasks on these tests require responding to readings and short lectures/discussions skills needed not only for standardized test-taking but also for exams and group work at the university level. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

8 8 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 6K English Language Studies: Academic Reading and Writing 2 Units Terms offered: The goal of this class is to prepare students for the types of reading and writing in first-year composition courses at U.S. universities. The course addresses the reading process, including annotation, analysis and evaluation, and the writing process, including organization and planning as well as summarizing and paraphrasing. Objectives Outcomes Course Objectives: Students will improve their ability to analyze written texts and craft university-level academic essays. Repeat rules: Repeatable for credit with a different instructor. COLWRIT 7A English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: American Culture through the Media 1 Unit This course focuses on building English skills while exploring American culture through the media. Students will listen to lectures, watch and discuss film clips, and read current news magazines. In addition, students will actively participate in large and small group discussions and debates. The course requires students to focus on and create interesting, wellorganized informative speeches, and convincing persuasive written and oral responses. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7B English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: The Beat Generation 1 Unit This English as a Second Language (ESL) course is designed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. The starting point of the course is to examine the Beat Generation writers, specifically Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, looking at their relevance to the 50's and 60's and how their ideas led to and shaped the counterculture movements of the 60's and 70's. Through readings and video and audio clips, students will have the opportunity to explore the Beat Generation's impact in Berkeley and San Francisco. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7C English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: Business and Social Entrepreneurship 1 Unit Terms offered: 2011 Summer This course explores debates concerning the role of business in addressing social issues, while providing support for English reading, listening, note-taking, and speaking skills. Social entrepreneuship has gained popularity and sparked debate in the United States and throughout the world as individual entrepreneurs have found more efficient ways to provide medicine, social services, education, and environmentally sustainable consumer products. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

9 University of California, Berkeley 9 COLWRIT 7D English Language Studies: Food Culture in the U.S. 1 Unit Many sociocultural and economic factors affect the ways individuals and groups manage food. The course focuses on current food movements and trends in the US--and the many ethical, cultural, and financial aspects that both underlie and result from them. Students will examine this topic through a wide variety of sources: readings, films, music, guest speakers, lectures, video clips, panel discussions, individual research, and personal experience. 3 weeks hours of lecture per week 6 weeks hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7E Language, Culture & Environmental Issues in the U.S. 1 Unit This course challenges students to use their English language reading, listening/speaking, note-taking, and research skills while focusing on environmental issues. Students will listen to lectures, watch and critique video and film clips, conduct research, and examine conflicting beliefs based on articles in the media and journals. The course requires students to participate in discussions and debates while reflecting on personal views. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7G English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: City and Community 1 Unit People around the globe are confronting limitations to freedom, health, and safety. In this class, we will study real examples of how people in different places across the U.S. and the globe are discovering and leveraging creativity and community as powerful tools to confront problems. Content goals: defining community and critically assessing local initiatives. Language goals: improving listening and speaking skills through videos, lectures, discussion, role plays, debates, and presentations. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7H English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: Popular Music in the U.S. 1 Unit Terms offered: 2014 Summer, 2013 Summer This course provides an introductory study of popular music in the U.S. and its influence on American culture. Through this course, students will (a) increase their understanding of American cultural history by studying the significant trends and messages of its popular music and (b) develop and apply analytical and linguistic skills for close listening, interpretation, oral presentation, and synthesis. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

10 10 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 7I English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: California History 1 Unit Terms offered: 2013 Summer Using a variety of sources including video and written primary and secondary sources, students are introduced to key events in the history of California. Students will listen to lectures, watch videos and movie extracts, and read articles and listen to songs about the California experience to develop their vocabulary, listening, speaking, and reading skills. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7J English Language Studies: American Language and Culture: English Language Studies: California Culture 1 Unit California remains a leader in cultural change. This class will focus on English listening and speaking skills while exploring the progressive style of California culture. Students will listen to short lectures and influential music, view and discuss featured video clips, read about California icons, and actively participate in discussions, group presentations, and fieldwork to increase fluency and learn about local culture. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 7K English Language Studies: Understanding American Culture through Humor 1 Unit Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2015 Summer Through this course, an introductory study of humor in the U.S. and its influence on American culture, students will increase their understanding of American cultural history and current popular culture by studying the significant trends and messages of its social and political humor; develop and apply analytical and linguistic skills for close listening, conversation, and presentations; and experience live political and social humor by attending comedy performances in the San Francisco Bay Area. 3 weeks hours of lecture per week 6 weeks hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam. COLWRIT 7L English Language and Culture: American Sports and Games 1 Unit Terms offered: 2015 Summer This course provides an introductory study of popular recreational activities in the U.S. and hands-on knowledge of the play of several sports and games. Through this course, students will increase their understanding of American culture by engaging in practice games/sports activities and by analyzing Americans attitudes towards sports and games. Course goals: Enhance reading, writing, listening, small group discussion, and group presentation skills. 3 weeks hours of lecture per week 6 weeks hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam.

11 University of California, Berkeley 11 COLWRIT 8 English As a Second Language 4 Units This course offers intensive instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will improve English conversation, discuss current events, and learn about cultural issues. Students are assigned to sections based on placement scores. Prerequisites: Placement by examination 3 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 9A English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Academic Research 3 Units This course introduces the basic terminology, techniques, and strategies necessary for academic research in American universities. Students will refine topics; evaluate/use outside sources to support claims; practice citation, summary, and paraphrasing skills; and write multiple drafts. Each section will craft literature reviews and research on a specific theme; each student can approach the theme within the framework of his or her discipline or interest. Course includes a fieldwork component. COLWRIT 9B English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Academic Vocabulary 3 Units Academic writing and speaking require a wide understanding of vocabulary. In this course, students are introduced to numerous online and paper resources and learn strategies for improving vocabulary development, including effective ways to build vocabulary and recall new vocabulary through a series of readings, writings and other class activities. Course includes a fieldwork component. COLWRIT 9C Academic Writing for Multilingual Students 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall In this class, students learn about the content, structure, and organization of academic essays. Through in- and out-of-class writing, students work on focusing topics, organizing arguments, and supporting claims with evidence and reasoning. Sentence structures, summarizing, paraphrasing, correct use of citations, and editing skills will also be addressed. Prerequisites: Enrollment in CW 9C: ESP- Academic Writing is restricted to international students and other multilingual student writers Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of session per week

12 12 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 9E English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Business English 3 Units In this course, students will have the opportunity to improve communication skills in order to do business in English. The following topics will be covered: negotiating; writing business letters, memos, and resumes; developing business vocabulary; improving business social skills; reading and discussing case studies; and exploring Internet business. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 9F English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Business Speaking 3 Units This course focuses on oral language in business contexts, including meetings, negotiations, presentations, debates, interviews, and informal social settings. Students learn appropriate phrases and topics for business conversation and improve their abilities through practice both in and out of class. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 9G Medical English 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2013 Summer, 2012 Summer This course, designed for current or future medical professionals, focuses on mastery of medical idioms and vocabulary essential to work in health care fields. Students learn standard phrasal and vocabulary, critically read and respond to case studies and medical journals, and gain perspectives on medicine through the eyes of practitioners, patients, and families. Students also interact with working professionals and observe practices on site via fieldwork assignments. COLWRIT 9I English for Specific Purposes: Communication Skills for Conflict Resolution 3 Units This course is an introduction to conflict resolution for intermediateadvanced level ESL students. It includes interactive mediation role plays requiring students to develop a complex set of English skills (grammatical accuracy; speaking and listening; pronunciation; and new vocabulary and idioms) and sociolinguistic skills (body language, formality, and tone). Course includes a fieldwork component to help students improve problem-solving and communication skills.

13 University of California, Berkeley 13 COLWRIT 9J English for Specific Purposes: English Grammar and Academic Writing Style 3 Units Aimed at intermediate-advanced multilingual students, the goal of this course is to help students improve and expand their knowledge of grammar rules, editing and proofreading strategies, and sentence structure and variety to achieve an academic style. Using their own and professional writers' work, students will expand their repertoire of grammatical structures and improve the clarity and sophistication of their writing. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 9N English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Legal English and U.S. Law 3 Units Designed for non-native speakers of English, this course introduces the basics of U.S. federal and state court systems, judge and jury trials, case law method, and selected areas of law based on student interest. The course requires students to use new vocabulary and idioms; read and analyze judges' decisions; organize, write, and edit arguments about legal issues; give oral presentations; and participate in formal and informal discussions and role-plays. Course includes a fieldwork component. COLWRIT 9O English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: English for Specific Purposes: Legal Writing 3 Units This course helps international lawyers and law students understand how to communicate effectively in writing in an American legal context. In this course, students will learn a brief overview of the American legal system; strategies for reading legal cases; and strategies for legal writing, research, and analysis. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. 3 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 9P English for Specific Purposes: Conflict Resolution for Business, Law, and International Relations 3 Units Terms offered: 2015 Summer, 2014 Summer Introducing negotiation and mediation to intermediate-advanced academic or professional ESL students. The course focuses on strategies to prevent and resolve conflicts, including cross-cultural ones, in business, law, and international relations. Tasks include interactive negotiation and mediation simulations requiring students to develop a complex set of language (grammar, speaking/listening, pronunciation, vocabulary/idioms) and sociolinguistic skills (body language, formality, and tone). 6 weeks hours of session per week

14 14 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 9R English for Academic and Public Speaking 3 Units In this course, ESL students learn and practice the rhetorical and oral skills needed to speak in various situations in the U.S. The course focuses on designing formal and informal presentations for varied purposes and audiences, constructing/defending arguments, and fielding critical questions. Also emphasized are communication skills needed for interacting in group and in one-on-one formats. Course includes a fieldwork component. COLWRIT 9S English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: Pronunciation 3 Units This course is designed to help students improve their ability to communicate effectively in social and academic settings by means of a detailed, systematic study of the sounds and patterns of spoken American English. Audio journals and in-class assignments provide indepth practice with individual sound production as well as stress, rhythm, and intonation. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 9V English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes: English for Science and Engineering 3 Units This course is designed to help students improve English speaking and writing skills essential for functioning well in academic and professional science and engineering activities. A significant portion of the course is devoted to developing the style, vocabulary, and grammar used most frequently in technical communication. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment of interests and needs. COLWRIT 9W English for Specific Purposes: English for Speech and Debate 3 Units Aimed at intermediate-advanced multilingual students, this course presents the basics of speech and debate. Students will learn to construct basic arguments, work on speaking style, watch sample speeches and debates, write speeches, and participate in Parliamentarystyle debates. In completing course assignments, students will have the opportunity to practice and improve all aspects of their oral skills in English. Course includes a fieldwork component. Multiple sections: placement based on Day 1 assessment. 6 weeks hours of session per week

15 University of California, Berkeley 15 COLWRIT W9 English as a Second Language: English for Specific Purposes 2 Units A course in English as a Second Language focusing on different language content areas: writing, grammar and editing, vocabulary, literature, and business writing. Each section has a different topic. Students select topic according to interest. This is a web-based course. 6 weeks - 5 hours of web-based lecture per week Online: This is an online course. exam required. Formerly known as: N9 COLWRIT 9Y English through Creative Writing 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2015 Summer In this course, we will focus on those elements that make for effective creative writing (poetry, fiction, and the personal essay): descriptive detail; imagery and figurative language; rhythm and structure/build; and authentic tone, dialogue and characterization. By completing analytical and practical exercises and by crafting multiple drafts, students will have the opportunity to improve their critical reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills. Course includes a fieldwork component. 6 weeks hours of session per week COLWRIT 10A Introduction to Public Speaking 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall This is a strictly introductory course. It presumes no formal training of any kind on the part of the students. Emphasis will be on organization and delivery with goals of improving control over speaking habits and enunciation. Part of the intent of the course is to introduce students to the rudiments of the rhetorical theory which lies behind the practice of public speaking. 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 10B Advanced Public Speaking 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring This is an advanced course that presumes introductory training in public speaking. Emphasis will be on real-world speaking situations. The course combines both theory and practice: it incorporates extensive speaking performance and individualized critiques from instructor and students, as well as analysis of advanced speaking models, and it explores theories, speech genres, and rhetorical processes beyond those in the introductory course. The intent of the course is to advance students' ability to deliver polished and informed public speeches adapted to a wide range of audiences and speaking situations. Prerequisites: 10A or equivalent

16 16 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 20 Communicating in Class: Advanced Listening and Speaking for International Students 3 Units Terms offered: 2015 Fall, 2014 Fall, 2013 Fall This advanced oral communication course for multilingual international students offers opportunities to practice listening to lectures and taking notes, participating in discussions and taking on various roles, and devising strategies for success when presenting orally in different formats. The course focuses on authentic language use in the U.S. university classroom--in terms of the lecture students will view, projects students will complete, and in-class interactions students will participate in. Instructors: Baptiste, Crisp, Wald, Sokolik COLWRIT 21 Advanced Listening and Speaking for International Students: Conflict Management for Academic Success at the University 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring This advanced oral communications course is reserved for first-year international students who speak a first language other than English. Students learn and practice university level cross-cultural communication strategies to help them fully participate in academic life. Applying Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) theories and methods used in business and law, students develop strategies for resolving communication problems, misunderstandings, and conflicts that can arise in academic settings and beyond. CW 21 is designed to improve class participation skills, including understanding lectures and instructions; contributing to and leading group discussions; speaking up in class; and asking for and using feedback from professors. COLWRIT 25AC Reading in and about U.S. Education Institutions 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall, 2015 Spring In this course, we will read, discuss, and write about the expectations of the American educational system, especially within a multicultural context. The goal is to deepen the understanding of the history and diversity of American educational institutions, while strengthening reading and seminar participation skills through critique and analysis of communication patterns. This course is intended for international students. 6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week Instructor: Sokolik COLWRIT 50AC Researching Water in the West: Its Presence, Its Absence, and Its Consequences for the Peoples of California 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring Examines the subject of water in California, drawing upon scholarly articles, essays, memoir, film, photographs, legislation. In collaboration with the Teaching Library, 50 explores techniques for conducting online archival research and using primary sources. Cosiders a variety of players in the story of water rights in California, including federal and state representatives, conservationists, Native Americans, and Japanese Americans. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of first half of the reading and composition requirement Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 50AC after taking 150AC. Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement 6 weeks hours of lecture per week 8 weeks hours of lecture per week Instructor: Steenland

17 University of California, Berkeley 17 COLWRIT 98 Directed Group Study 1-4 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall, 2015 Spring Supervised seminar for group study of selected topics. Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks hours of directed group study per week COLWRIT 99 Supervised Independent Study 1-4 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring Independent study in topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses. Student must initiate topic and present a written proposal. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, lower division standing Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks hours of tutorial per week 8 weeks hours of tutorial per week COLWRIT 105 Intermediate Writing: Finding Your Voice with Others 3 Units Terms offered: 2014 Fall, 2013 Fall, 2012 Fall Engaging with issues of authorial voice, the writing process, and technology, students hone the ability to read and write academic prose. A hybrid composition course, this course meets in the classroom and online. Students use Web 2.0 writing tools and think critically about how such tools affect writing processes. Further, this course offers students opportunities to collaborate on projects, as is often required for academic and workplace writing, and which Web 2.0 writing tools are designed to support. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of Reading and Composition requirement Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of webbased lecture per week Online: This is an online course. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Instructor: Hammons COLWRIT 106 Intermediate Composition: Argument in the Disciplines 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Fall, 2015 Spring This course prepares students to write and analyze arguments in a range of academic disciplines, from the humanities and liberal arts, to the sciences and social sciences. The course emphasizes the rhetorical strategies, reasoning, and conventions that characterize persuasive arguments in each field. This course does not include instruction in the research process. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of the Reading and Composition Requirement (Parts A and B) 6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week

18 18 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 108 Advanced Composition: New Media 3 Units Terms offered: 2012 Spring, 2011 Fall, 2011 Spring This advanced nonfiction writing course offers an opportunity to explore the definition of text in a digital era. It offers students an opportunity to read and write about how contemporary uses of social media influence how we think, act, interact, and learn. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of the Reading and Composition requirement up to and including 1B or consent of instructor 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 109C Academic Writing for Multilingual Students 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring In this class, students learn about the content, structure, and organization of academic essays. Through in- and out-of-class writing, students work on focusing topics, organizing arguments, and supporting claims with evidence and reasoning. Sentence structures, summarizing, paraphrasing, correct use of citations, and editing skills will also be addressed. Prerequisites: Enrollment in College Writing 109C: ESP- Academic Writing is restricted to international students and other multilingual student writers. Graduate students welcome 3 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week 6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 110 Advanced Composition: Challenging Writing 4 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Fall This writing workshop will offer students an opportunity to write essays and other nonfiction prose that speak both personally and politically to the issues and audiences they wish to address. The readings will focus on the rhetorical strategies of writers who have used the essay as a cultural form to challenge the norms of the time and place in which they live(d). Prerequisites: Completion of reading and composition requirement (1A-1B) or consent of instructor Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 121 Issues in Teaching English Internationally 3 Units Terms offered: 2010 Spring, 2009 Fall This course offers students an opportunity to consider relevant academic and professional issues related to the teaching of English internationally. Through readings, discussions, and assigned projects, students learn about principles of language policy and planning, linguistics, methodology, and assessment. These topics contribute to students' understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of effective English language teaching abroad, leading to responsible engagement in the international community of English language teachers and learners. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves (Parts A and B) of the Reading & Composition Requirement Instructor: Erickson

19 University of California, Berkeley 19 COLWRIT 130 Introduction to the Craft of Creative Writing 4 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring This course in creative writing focuses on three genres: the personal essay, the short story, and the one-act play. The course emphasizes an introduction to craft--how these types of writing are generated, what their elements are, and how the finished pieces work--which students will explore through careful study of models by published writers and through writing and revising their own short pieces. Prerequisites: Completion of Reading and Composition sequence (1A/1B) 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week Instructors: Larkin, Levine, Oakes COLWRIT 131 Introduction to the Craft of Creative Nonfiction 3 Units Terms offered: 2015 Fall, 2014 Fall This course in creative writing focuses on the craft of reading and writing creative nonfiction. The course provides an introduction to craft: how creative nonfiction is generated, what its elements are, and how finished pieces work. Students will explore these aspects of craft through careful study of models by published writers, and through writing and revising their own short pieces. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of the Reading and Composition Requirement or permission of instructor 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week Instructor: Oakes COLWRIT 132 Introduction to the Craft of Short Fiction 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Summer, 2015 Fall This course in creative writing focuses on the craft of reading and writing short fiction. The course provides an introduction to craft: how short fiction is generated, what its elements are, and how finished pieces work. Students will explore these aspects of craft through careful study of models by published writers, and through writing and revising their own short pieces. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of the Reading and Composition Requirement or consent of instructor 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week Instructor: Sloan COLWRIT 133 Introduction to the Craft of Dramatic Writing 3 Units Terms offered: This course in creative writing focuses on the fundamentals of reading and writing dramatic scripts. Students learn dramatic writing as an art and as a set of skills. They learn the elements involved in the creation of scripts by analyzing published scripts, as well as by drafting their own scripts and critiquing their peers' work. Particular emphasis is given to the work of generating and revising drafts, in addition to the critique and appreciation of works written for the stage, and to a lesser degree, for the screen. This introduction to craft is applicable to stage scripts as well as screenplays. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of the Reading and Composition Requirement or permission of instructor Instructor: Levine

20 20 College Writing Program (COLWRIT) COLWRIT 140A Readings on Creative Writing 3 Units Terms offered: 2013 Summer, 2012 Summer Before we write, we must read. This course will offer the opportunity for careful examination and discussion of masterworks--many of them recent--in creative writing, with special focus on the craft of the writing. Students will enroll in a section of the course corresponding to the genre they would like to study: creative nonfiction, short fiction, poetry, or oneact playwriting. 140A must be taken concurrently with a section of 140B in the same genre. Prerequisites: Completion of both parts of the Reading and Composition sequence for UC students; equivalent proficiency for non-uc students. Corequisite: enrollment in 140B: Seminar-Workshop in Creative Writing 6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. COLWRIT 140B Seminar-Workshop in Creative Writing 3 Units Terms offered: 2013 Summer, 2012 Summer This seminar will offer students the opportunity to craft several pieces of creative writing, and to consider the formal aspects of creative writing. Students' writing will be critiqued by the class and the instructor with special focus on the formal elements of each piece. Students will enroll in one of four sections of the course: creative nonfiction, short fiction, poetry, or one-act playwriting. 140B must be taken concurrently with a section of 140A in the same genre. Prerequisites: Completion of both parts of the Reading and Composition sequence for UC students; equivalent proficiency for non-uc students. Corequisite: enrollment in 140A: Readings in Creative Writing 6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. COLWRIT 141 Seminar-Workshop on Creative Writing: The Novel 3 Units Terms offered: 2013 Summer This course offers opportunities to craft several works of creative writing in service of the production of a novel, and to consider formal aspects of the novel with reference to assigned readings. Students consider the general principles governing the form, and the wide latitude the writer has in addressing these principles. Students will develop skill at analyzing a work, presenting descriptive feedback, and identifying the possibilities for revision suggested by the draft itself. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of both halves of the Reading and Composition requirement 6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week COLWRIT 150AC Researching Water in the West: Its Presence, Its Absence, and Its Consequences for the Peoples of California 3 Units Terms offered: 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Spring Examines the subject of water in California, drawing upon scholarly articles, essays, memoir, film, photographs, legislation. In collaboration with the Teaching Library, 50 explores techniques for conducting online archival research and using primary sources. Cosiders a variety of players in the story of water rights in California, including federal and state representatives, conservationists, Native Americans, and Japanese Americans. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of first half of the reading and composition requirement Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 150AC after taking 50AC. Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement 6 weeks hours of lecture per week 8 weeks hours of lecture per week Instructor: Steenland